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S/E of b-agonists
Hypokalemia
IF: granular pattern of immune complex deposition; LM: diffuse capillary thickening
membranous GN or Diffuse Proliferative GN
IF: granular pattern of IC deposition; LM: hyper cellular glomeruli
Acute PSGN
IF: deposition of IgG, IgM, IgA, C3 in the mesangium
Acute PSGN
EM: sub endothelial humps and “tram-track” appearance
Membranoproliferative GN
Crescent formation in glomeruli
RPGN
LM: segmental sclerosis & hyalinosis
Focal Segmental glomerulosclerosis
EM: spiking if the GBM d/t electron-dense sub epithelial deposits
Membranous GN
Heparin MOA
enhances Anti-thrombin III activity, blocking thrombin
Thrombolytics MOA
activate plasmin to degrade fibrin
Warfarin MOA
inhibit epoxide reductase (recycles Vit k)
Absence of HGPRTase
Lesch-Nyhan
Aldolase B deficiency
Fructose intolerance
Cystathionine Synthase deficiency
Homocysteinuria
Galactose-1-phosphate UDT deficiency
Galactosemia
MR, HSM, cataracts
Galactosemia
Tyrosinase deficiency
Albinism
Burr cells/Echinocytes are seen w/
kidney disease (uremia) (regular spiking of RBC)
Acanthocytes/Spur cells are seen w/
abetalipoproteinemia, Liver ds (irregular RBC spiking)
Deficiency of spectrin or ankyrin
Hereditary spherocytosis
Target cells are seen w/
“THAL” Thalassemia, HbC, Asplenia, Liver Ds
Sideroblasts are seen w/
sideroblastic anemia (iron in mito)
“spike and dome” appearance
Membranous GN
“Tram-track” appliance of sub endothelial humps
Membranoproliferative GN
rate-limiting enzyme of heme synthesis
ALA synthase (glycine + succinyl-CoA -> delta-ALA)
Acute Intermittent Porphyria Sx
abd pain, red urine, polyneuropathy, psych disturbances
Acute Intermittent Porphyria - enzyme deficiency?
porphobilinogen
Acute Intermittent Porphyria - Tx
Heme & glucose (negative feedback to ALA synthase)
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda - Sx
blistering of skin, photosensitive, tea-colored urine, hypertrichosis, facial hyperpigmentation
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda - enzyme deficiency
Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
Lead poisoning Sx
encephalopathy, foot/wrist drop, lead lines on gingiva, abd pain, basophilic stippling
Lead poisoning Tx
EDTA/succimer, if severe -> Dimercaprol
Lead poisoning MOA
inhibits heme synthesis (blocks ALA dehydratase & Ferrochelatase)
Tumors that can cause polycythemia vera
Pheochromocytoma, Renal cell carcinoma, HCC, Hemangioblastoma
Shine-Delgarno element
downstream from AUG start codon in prokaryotes, recognizes 16S rRNA & 30S subunit
Streptomycin MOA
inhibits the initiation of protein synthesis by binding & distorting 30S ribosome structure
Fomepizol MOA
inhibits alcohol dehydrogenase
Disulfiram MOA
inhibits acetaldehyde dehydrogenase
Order of the speed of conduction w/in the heart
Fast->Slow: Purkinje -> Atrial mm. -> Venricular mm. -> AV node
Pancoast tumors often compress
brachial plexus to cause I/L shoulder pain & cervical sympathetic chain to cause Horner’s syndrome
Pancoast tumor origin
Squamous cell carcinoma or Adenocarcinoma
Tumor w/ high thymidine uptake suggest
high DNA synthesis -> high grade
Azoles MOA
inhibit the synthesis of Ergosterol by the fungal cytochrome P450 enzymes
Auer rods
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Causes of Vitamin B12 def
low intake, pernicious anemia, celiacs, Diphyllobothrium latum
Hexokinase v Glucokinase
Hexokinase is found in most cells (low Km, high affinity)
Glucokinase is found in hepatocytes & b-cells (high Km, high Vmax)
Pyruvate dehydrogenase cofactors
Thiamine, Lipoic acid, CoA, FAD, NAD+
Substrate & cofactor for GABA production
Glutamate + B6